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Senior managers from the Interfax International Information Group received high rankings in the Russian Managers Association TOP 1000, unveiled at a press conference on Moscow.

For the first time, Interfax managers were ranked in the TOP 5 best media industry managers.

Roman Laba, an Interfax deputy general director, was ranked as the best media industry IT manager. Laba is the Interfax IT Development Manager and is in charge of the Group‘s well-known SPARK project.

Artem Pinchuk, who is general director of the Group‘s United Sales and Marketing Service, came first among marketing executives.

Sergei Yakovlev, general director of the Financial and Business Information Service, was ranked the fifth best commercial manager. He develops key information systems for the B2B market, including SPARK, SPARK Marketing, X-Compliance and EFIR.

Andrei Klimenko, head of the Interfax Group‘s Legal Department, was ranked the fourth best media business lawyer, a new category.

The TOP 1000 has been compiled since 2001 on the basis of an expert evaluation of the professional achievements of the leading managers at Russian companies.

The full version of the latest ranking is available at http://www.kommersant.ru/doc/2810045.

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UNHCR Middle East and North Africa Bureau Director and Regional Refugee Coordinator for the Iraq and Syria Situations Amin Awad has visited Moscow for consultations with representatives of various Russian agencies and given an interview to Interfax in which he speaks about the humanitarian situation in Syria, Libya, and Yemen, as well as the migrant crisis in Europe.

Head of the EU Delegation to Russia Markus Ederer has given an interview to Interfax in which he speaks about prospects of normalizing relations between EU and Russia, the EU readiness to take part in the post-war reconstruction of Syria, and about how the EU is going to protects its companies working with Iran in the light of new U.S. sanctions.

U.S. National Security Advisor John Bolton has given a press conference at Interfax in the wake of his visit to Russia, in which he speaks about results of his visit, U.S. President Donald Trump‘s decision to withdraw from the INF Treaty, plans for a meeting between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin and others issues.

New NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine is on a first trip to Russia. After visiting Star City and speaking to students at Moscow State University, he went to Baikonur Cosmodrome, where he met with Roscosmos head Dmitry Rogozin to discuss the joint exploration of space and where the two plan to watch the launch of an expedition to the International Space Station.
Bridenstine spoke to Interfax correspondents Dmitry Veklich and Nikolay Vlasov about the prospects of carrying out joint space flights, the future of the International Space Station, and Russia-U.S. cooperation in building manned infrastructure in lunar orbit.

NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg has given an interview to Interfax ahead of the alliance‘s summit in Brussels on July 11-12, in which he about Russia’s place on the summit‘s agenda and how NATO is going to build relations with Russia.

UK Ambassador to Russia Laurie Bristow has given an interview to Interfax in which he speaks about the level of cooperation with Russia as part of preparations for the FIFA World Cup, his expectation as to the number of British fans who will come to Russia and other aspects of preparing for the tournament.

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